MTLNOVEL Chapter 1089: Top-Tier Loadout
After Chameleon landed, he quickly packed up his parachute and found a concealed location to stash it away.
Glancing at the time on his watch, Chameleon pressed the communicator and called out, "This is R1, everyone report your status..."
Hearing the voices of comrades coming through the communicator, Chameleon confirmed that everyone had landed safely. Moving toward the designated location, he said, "Everyone activate the friend-or-foe identification device, assemble at the prearranged location in 15 minutes..."
When Chameleon arrived at the designated spot, he found that the sniper 'Goblin' had already set up an observation point on a large boulder.
Not far away, several P·B paratroopers were escorting a four-wheeled flatbed moving in his direction.
The flatbed was electric, the noise was very minimal.
This small cart had a flatbed 2 meters long, 1 meter wide, with four large wheels on the outside each a meter high, all with independent suspension.
This configuration gave the unassuming cart excellent obstacle-crossing ability. While it might not conquer mountains and valleys, in relatively flat areas like roads and deserts, this device is a paratrooper's magic tool, solving the issue of paratroopers being unable to carry heavy weapons.
The entire vehicle didn't even have a roof, resembling the frame of a child's toy car, yet it could provide the squad with a 500-kilogram logistical load capacity!
Now, with each paratrooper squad centered around a special forces team, there were two such logistic vehicles per squad.
Anyone who could organize things efficiently could use this small vehicle to carry ample supplies and ammunition, and if necessary, transport the wounded, or even act as a suicide bomb charge vehicle.
The controller for this small vehicle was linked to the Tyros system carried by the soldiers.
Now, on Chameleon's two vehicles, there were six boxes carrying 36 Spearhead missiles, 2 boxes with eight Springblade 600, and 4 Javelin anti-tank missiles, with tripods at the front which could be equipped with M2 heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers...
At this point, Chameleon was completely convinced by Boss Qiao...
From the initial pride when they first met, to the disheartenment after a series of setbacks, then regrouping in Iraq to complete a series of toughening experiences, and finally honing the gains in Tobruk through continuous battles.
The members of the Rabbit Squad had fully matured, these young people utilized their superior adaptability and learning ability to become a truly elite special forces team...
Among all the special forces units Chameleon had encountered, Boss Qiao was undoubtedly the one most willing to spend money on his soldiers.
It wasn't just about the salary, but those Tyros systems, which had been made commonplace among ordinary soldiers, were distributed as protective equipment, various models of exoskeletons received as labor and welfare supplies, and all sorts of equipment designed with the soldiers in mind, commanded sky-high prices everywhere.
Although the Tyros systems available to ordinary soldiers were specially designed stripped-down versions for each branch, their rigid exoskeletons still had some differences in appearance and performance compared to the high-end flexible exoskeletons equipped by the special forces.
But who cares about the bike...
Chameleon could confidently say that no one else in the world could achieve this kind of configuration.
And P·B had already made this configuration available to the first 600 Central African soldiers they recruited, with plans to continue distributing this equipment in the future.
The technological equipment had significantly reduced the gap between individuals. Now, P·B's advantage was adaptation, the ability to learn quickly, and most critically, the technique of handling combat details.
But these are all trainable skills, and with the rising education level and combat experience of the new generation of Central African soldiers, their quality will further improve.
In the future, for missions similar to this one which involve air-dropping behind enemy lines to strike critical targets, do we really need special forces?
Chameleon, a soldier burdened with a mission and commissioned for training, sometimes worried whether he could adapt if he returned home after being with P·B for a long time.
P·B's style of going all that way even in minor tasks is very inspiring, but looking at it on a larger scale, magnified ten or twenty times, there are indeed few countries in the world willing to endure the pressure and invest heavily in this.
Seeing that all 20 paratroopers had arrived, Chameleon glanced at the time, instructed everyone to conceal themselves on the spot, and then leaned down under a boulder. Turning to 'Dandelion' beside him, he asked, "What's the situation inside the air force base?"
Dandelion, staring at the images sent back by the drone, said gravely, "There's an armored brigade in the base, with tanks stationed at each crucial point.
They're mobilizing, probably planning to head to Mukalla for support.
If we want to launch an attack, we'll need to wait for their reinforcements to depart...
But someone must intercept those heavily armored troops on the road; otherwise, even if we capture the airport, we likely won't be able to hold it."
Listening to this, Chameleon nodded slightly and said, "Report the intel up, and then let's wait for orders."
After Dandelion nodded slightly, he pressed the communicator, saying, "This is R Team, we've arrived at the designated location, the enemy is mobilizing internally..."
After waiting about 15 minutes, the voice of 'Ching Shan' came through Chameleon's communicator...
"This is Ching Shan, the unmanned airship has reached the air force base, and four ally-arranged Rainbow 4B drones are in position.
All airborne units lie low, await the enemy's support forces departure.
We will arrange for fighter jets to bomb the support convoy; in the meantime, the special forces team should approach the base as closely as possible, ascertain the positions of their heavy weapons, and prepare for accurate guidance of aerial strikes."
"R1 received, paratroopers stand by, special forces advance..."
"Dandelion, find a route, Goblin, search for a nearby sniper point, the rest follow me..."
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Joe Ga piloted the F-14, cruising at an altitude of 5000 meters at subsonic speed...
Through the synthetic aperture radar integrated into the F-14, although it was deep into the night, Joe Ga could still clearly see the situation on the ground.
The battle was concentrated around Mukalla Port, with two composite battalions attacking enemy fortifications established on the docks with assistance from eight Griffin-1s.
Al-Qaeda had ample preparation time, and they could also deduce that P·B's primary attack points would be the docks and the airport.
These were two essential places to capture, hence they amassed a large armored force at these locations.
Honestly speaking, the Abrams Tanks captured from Shah, although modified, still had a more powerful firepower compared to the vehicle-mounted cannons of the composite battalions.
Without air force cover, the composite battalions would struggle not to incur losses.
The enemy was not clueless about warfare, with air defense suppression, key deployment of heavy armored forces, and a large number of mercenaries for light support...
It seemed flawless!
Unfortunately, Joe Ga started the war in the most advanced mode, with NATO airstrikes and China's landing mode simultaneously unfolding. Al-Qaeda, not an extraterrestrial organization, quickly found their dock defenses in disarray under such intense strikes.
The one-way transparent battlefield amplified the power of the composite battalions to the extreme.
The staff on the Bathtub couldn't wait to meticulously plan every move of each vehicle in the composite battalions...
They told you where the enemy was, where you needed to go, provided you with the firing parameters, everything fed right to your mouth...
Attack, move, and then analyze the battle results with unmanned airships...
This is not how composite battalions should be used; ideally, they should be highly mobile digital forces.
They should be the sharp weapon for assault, capable of engaging in digital warfare under complex electronic conditions.
The role of the command is to issue orders and guide objectives, then provide tactical assistance based on feedback from the front lines.
But now, the actions of the rear staff considerably diminished the independence of the composite battalions, although it made combat extremely efficient due to their perspective.
People at the Northern Camp want to pry open the brains of those staff members, questioning whether they are undercover agents?
Clearly, the equipment of the Northern Camp is very advanced with all sorts of command and radar vehicles complete, yet they are performing similarly to the Yugoyinbot Camp...
You damn well centralized the command authority of the composite battalions to the command, which completely failed to showcase the might of the Northern Camp.
Perhaps to mitigate Xie Changgui's frustration in Norinco, two companies of the Northern Camp began moving north along a small path under the guidance of command, once their companions stabilized the situation around the seafood market.
After 45 minutes, they arrived at a dune and deployed on the south side of a U-shaped bend...
The terrorists from Mukalla direction, pushed to desperation, thus dispatched three battalions of the heavy brigade from the airport towards the docks, 45 kilometers away, preparing to encircle the landing troops.
Dozens of Abrams Tanks and over a hundred armored vehicles formed a convoy stretching several kilometers along the road.
Joe Ga, piloting the F-14, entered the combat zone under the escort of two Su-27s...
"Calling 'Ching Shan', this is Falcon One. I have sighted enemy heavy ground forces, may I initiate an airstrike?"
"This is 'Ching Shan', our mobile units have reached the designated position...
The enemy convoy is expected to enter the target area in 25 minutes...
The bombing coordinates are locked in, requesting Falcon Two and Three to deploy heavy loitering munitions, cut off enemy side roads, disrupt the enemy convoy.
Falcon One will switch the loitering munitions to active guidance mode, targeting the enemy Abrams Tanks under rear command..."
Joe Ga sighed in frustration...
This kind of battle indeed felt pointless, offering no sense of participation.
Such an impressive air force reduced to merely acting as an airborne bomb truck.
Even the guidance authority of the loitering munitions has been taken by the command...
Joe Ga muttered a curse, pulled the control stick to climb to an altitude of 8000 meters, making a circle to avoid enemy detection...
"Cobra, did you guys used to fight like this with fighter jets?"
"Anyone who has experienced weakness dreams of fighting like this!"
Cobra, seemingly reminded of something, maneuvered his aircraft near Joe Ga and raised his right hand, making a diving gesture...
"Boss, bombing can't solve all enemies, didn't you want to know how I used to fight?
Keep up later, I'll show you just how thrilling fighter jet combat can be..."